Man with tattooed face arrested after Canada-wide warrant

The 31-year-old man stands out with a face full of tattoos was arrested after a nurse recognized him in Hamilton over the weekend.

a A Canada-wide search warrant has been issued Last month for Michael Stamatakos. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) told CTV News Toronto on Thursday that Stamatakos visited St. Joseph’s Hospital in Hamilton on Saturday.

A nurse recognized him there and called the police.

The OPP say the accused was arrested at 11:30 p.m. and is currently in the Hamilton Detention Center.

“He was cooperative,” Steven Sermet of the OPP’s Repeat Offender Parole (ROPE) squad told CTV News Toronto. “He knew that if he went to the hospital, he would be arrested.”

It was the dentist Known to frequent the Toronto area and allegedly violated the terms of his release while serving two years of arson.

Stamatakos is currently serving a two-year sentence for arson, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, fleeing a peace officer, uttering threats to cause harm or death and possession of property. graph 1 material.

Police said Stamatakos is five feet tall, weighs 110 pounds, has brown hair and brown eyes.

In a search warrant issued on February 23, police described Stamatakos’ numerous tattoos. MINE” on his left arm, “SPARTON” on the right side of his neck to name a few.”

With files from CTV News Toronto’s Abby O’Brien